Way wrong guys. Im not sure what your experience in buiding or tuning cars with aftermarket parts is,but your response that a 10k supercharger is more reliable and better then a kit that cost less is obsurd. No flame. Just fact. This kit is expensive because Comptec makes it so. Thats it. TRD offers supercharger kits which arguably are more reliable then any Comptec unit for their new cars for less then 3500.00 with of course a full factory backed Toyota warranty. Granted a Solara, ES300, or Tacoma is not a NSX by no means but the point is made. The Comtec supercharger is not a magical comtec built unit that they make in their own factory. It is a aftermarket supercharger that can be purchased from many sources for many cars and or trucks. What Comptec offers is a "package" that has been tested and obviously been proven for the NSX. But keep in mind that a very good and even better system can be installed by any professional in aftermarket supercharger/turbocharger fabrications. All of them for 3-5K less then what Comptec offers. Im not blasting Comptec in no way, they can charge what ever they feel like charging and im sure they offer high quality kits, BUT......the original question is not answered correctly. Fact is that YES ,a more reliable and better system can be built for an NSX or any car for much less then 10k. BMW, Porsche owners have more then a few options on aftermarket kits for their cars for around 3-5K.Lexus cars have supercharger kits available for around 5k. Lexus cars have a much more advanced/sophisticated engine management system then ANY Acura or Honda. Period. No argument. Engine mangement changes are the most critical, time consuming, and hardest thing to do on any aftermarket forced induction system. If a Lexus, BMW, and others can have supercharger kits for 3-5k, then certainly a simple NSX could easily have one for the same price. When I say simple, I am implying the simple engine management system of the NSX. VTech and all.
Lee